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ground noun

  /ɡɹaʊnd/ , /ɡɹʊnd/
  • Soil, earth.
 aarde, grond
  • The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
 grond, bodem
  • (electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
 aarding
  • Background, context, framework, surroundings.
 achtergrond
  • (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
 bodem
  • Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
 ondergrond

grounds noun

  /ɡɹaʊndz/ , /ɡɹʊndz/
  • The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
 omgeving, terrein

grounding

aarding

ground verb

  /ɡɹaʊnd/ , /ɡɹʊnd/
  • (transitive) To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
 een vliegverbod opleggen
  • To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
 huisarrest geven

grounding noun

  /ˈɡɹaʊndɪŋ/
  • The background of embroidery, etc.
 grond
  • The act by which a child is grounded (forbidden from going out, using electronics, etc.).
 straf
grounding connection
aardverbinding
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